Hosted by Selam Amare, with comedians Roann Hassani McCloskey, Alaa Shehada and Victor Rios.
6:30pm, Cutty Sark, pay what you can
This is part of a series of events at Royal Museums Greenwich to mark Refugee Week.
Event timings:
- Doors and bar open: 5.45pm
- Event starts: 6.30pm
- Event finishes: 8pm
Host: A proud Ethiopian, Selam Amare is an entrepreneur and comedian. Selam is the founder of Selam Le Ethiopia and Azmari Bet – an initiative that promotes Ethiopian culture through music, performance and food. Selam has created a very funny and charming storytelling persona of her own, sharing experiences of both Ethiopia and England.
Roann Hassani McCloskey has over 10 years’ experience within the creative industries occupying many roles. They have worked as an award-winning writer (My Father the Tantric Masseur and Who Murdered My Cat?), director, producer, script supervisor, production consultant and as an actor, most recently at Shakespeare’s Globe (Macbeth). Roann is Algerian-British, Queer and many other things that have led them to focus their storytelling on the heart and humour that runs through tragedy. Their work centres their curiosity and desire to bring stories left at the margins to the centre where they belong.
Alaa Shehada is a Palestinian actor, comedian and a graduate of The Freedom Theatre acting school in Jenin camp, a Palestinian theatre company nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024. He is also the co-founder of the Palestine Comedy Club – a platform for Palestinian comedians to share their stories, humour and Palestinian culture.
Nominated for the TV Collective’s Breakthrough Leaders Programme 2025, Victor Rios is a performer, artist, theatre facilitator and filmmaker. Victor is the co-founder of LatinX Actors UK, a database of Latin-American actors and performers based in the UK. He has worked with organisations including the Royal Festival Hall, Red Cross, Young Roots and Brixton House.
The No Direction Home comedy collective has been running since 2019 to support new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds, featuring workshops, expert tuition and gigs around the country.
No Direction Home is produced by Counterpoints Arts as part of our PopChange initiative.
